# Black ethnic group share: highest and lowest councils in England and Wales (2021)

Lewisham had the highest share of residents in the Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African ethnic group of England and Wales’s 318 councils in 2021, at 26.8%.

Mid Devon and Torridge had the joint lowest, at 0.1%. The middle council, Great Yarmouth, had 1.1%.

43 councils have no figure, and they are listed at the end with the reason.

| Rank | Area | Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | Region or nation | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | 26.8% | London | – |
| 2 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | 25.1% | London | – |
| 3 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | 24.0% | London | – |
| 4 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | 22.6% | London | – |
| 5 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | 21.4% | London | – |
| 6 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | 21.1% | London | – |
| 7 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | 21.0% | London | – |
| 8 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | 18.3% | London | – |
| 9 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | 17.6% | London | – |
| =10 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | 17.5% | London | – |
| =10 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | 17.5% | London | – |
| 12 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | 15.0% | London | – |
| 13 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | 13.3% | London | – |
| 14 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | 12.3% | London | – |
| 15 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | 12.2% | London | – |
| =16 | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | 11.9% | North West | – |
| =16 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 11.9% | East of England | – |
| 18 | [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) | 11.0% | West Midlands | – |
| 19 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | 10.8% | London | – |
| 20 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | 10.6% | London | – |
| 21 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | 10.5% | South East | – |
| =22 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 10.1% | East of England | – |
| =22 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | 10.1% | London | – |
| 24 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 10.0% | East Midlands | – |
| 25 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | 9.7% | South East | – |
| 26 | [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) | 9.3% | West Midlands | – |
| 27 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | 9.0% | London | – |
| 28 | [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) | 8.9% | West Midlands | – |
| 29 | [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) | 8.7% | West Midlands | – |
| 30 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | 8.4% | London | – |
| 31 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | 8.2% | London | – |
| 32 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | 8.1% | London | – |
| =33 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | 7.9% | London | – |
| =33 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | 7.9% | London | – |
| =35 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | 7.8% | London | – |
| =35 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 7.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =37 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | 7.6% | London | – |
| =37 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | 7.6% | South East | – |
| =39 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | 7.3% | London | – |
| =39 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | 7.3% | London | – |
| =41 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | 7.2% | London | – |
| =41 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | 7.2% | South East | – |
| 43 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 6.7% | East of England | – |
| 44 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | 6.5% | South East | – |
| 45 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 6.3% | East of England | – |
| 46 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 6.2% | East of England | – |
| =47 | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | 6.1% | North West | – |
| =47 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 6.1% | East of England | – |
| =49 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | 5.9% | South West | – |
| =49 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | 5.9% | London | – |
| =51 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 5.6% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =51 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | 5.6% | South East | – |
| 53 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 5.3% | East of England | – |
| 54 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 4.9% | East Midlands | – |
| =55 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 4.8% | East of England | – |
| =55 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 4.8% | East of England | – |
| =55 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 4.8% | East of England | – |
| 58 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | 4.7% | South East | – |
| =59 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 4.6% | Yorkshire and The Humber | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| =59 | [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) | 4.6% | West Midlands | – |
| 61 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | 4.5% | South East | – |
| 62 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 4.1% | East of England | – |
| 63 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 4.0% | East Midlands | – |
| =64 | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | 3.8% | North West | – |
| =64 | [Cardiff](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff) | 3.8% | Wales | – |
| 66 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | 3.6% | South West | – |
| =67 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 3.5% | East of England | – |
| =67 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 3.5% | East of England | – |
| =67 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | 3.5% | North West | – |
| =67 | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | 3.5% | North West | – |
| =71 | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | 3.4% | North West | – |
| =71 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | 3.4% | South East | – |
| =71 | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | 3.4% | North West | – |
| 74 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 3.3% | North East | – |
| 75 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 3.1% | East Midlands | – |
| 76 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | 3.0% | South East | – |
| =77 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 2.9% | East of England | – |
| =77 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | 2.9% | South East | – |
| =77 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 2.9% | East of England | – |
| =77 | [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin) | 2.9% | West Midlands | – |
| =81 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 2.8% | East of England | – |
| =81 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | 2.8% | London | – |
| =83 | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | 2.7% | London | – |
| =83 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 2.7% | North East | – |
| =83 | [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby) | 2.7% | West Midlands | – |
| =83 | [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) | 2.7% | West Midlands | – |
| =87 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | 2.6% | South East | – |
| =87 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | 2.6% | South East | – |
| =87 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 2.6% | East of England | – |
| =87 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | 2.6% | South West | – |
| =91 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | 2.5% | South East | – |
| =91 | [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) | 2.5% | West Midlands | – |
| =91 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 2.5% | East of England | – |
| =91 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | 2.5% | South East | – |
| =91 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | 2.5% | South East | – |
| =96 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | 2.4% | South East | – |
| =96 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 2.4% | East of England | – |
| =96 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 2.4% | East of England | – |
| =96 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 2.4% | East of England | – |
| =96 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | 2.4% | North West | – |
| =96 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 2.4% | East of England | – |
| =96 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | 2.4% | South East | – |
| =103 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 2.3% | East of England | – |
| =103 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 2.3% | East Midlands | – |
| =103 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 2.3% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =103 | [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport) | 2.3% | Wales | – |
| =103 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | 2.3% | South East | – |
| =103 | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | 2.3% | North West | – |
| =109 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 2.2% | East Midlands | – |
| =109 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | 2.2% | South East | – |
| =111 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | 2.1% | South East | – |
| =111 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 2.1% | East of England | – |
| =113 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | 2.0% | South East | – |
| =113 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 2.0% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =113 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | 2.0% | South East | – |
| =116 | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | 1.9% | North West | – |
| =116 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | 1.9% | South East | – |
| =116 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 1.9% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =116 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | 1.9% | London | – |
| =120 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | 1.8% | South East | – |
| =120 | [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth) | 1.8% | West Midlands | – |
| =120 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | 1.8% | South East | – |
| =120 | [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) | 1.8% | West Midlands | – |
| =120 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | 1.8% | South East | – |
| =125 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 1.7% | East Midlands | – |
| =125 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | 1.7% | South East | – |
| =127 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | 1.6% | South East | – |
| =127 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | 1.6% | South West | – |
| =127 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | 1.6% | South East | – |
| =127 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 1.6% | East of England | – |
| =131 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 1.5% | East Midlands | – |
| =131 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 1.5% | East Midlands | – |
| =131 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | 1.5% | South East | – |
| =131 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 1.5% | East of England | – |
| =131 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | 1.5% | South East | – |
| =136 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | 1.4% | South East | – |
| =136 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 1.4% | East Midlands | – |
| =138 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 1.3% | East of England | – |
| =138 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 1.3% | East of England | – |
| =138 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | 1.3% | South East | – |
| =138 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 1.3% | East Midlands | – |
| =138 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 1.3% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =138 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | 1.3% | South East | – |
| =144 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 1.2% | East Midlands | – |
| =144 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 1.2% | East of England | – |
| =144 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 1.2% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =144 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | 1.2% | South East | – |
| =144 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | 1.2% | South East | – |
| =144 | [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) | 1.2% | West Midlands | – |
| =144 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 1.2% | East of England | – |
| =144 | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | 1.2% | North West | – |
| =144 | [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) | 1.2% | Wales | – |
| =144 | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | 1.2% | North West | – |
| =144 | [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) | 1.2% | West Midlands | – |
| =144 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | 1.2% | South East | – |
| =156 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | 1.1% | South West | – |
| =156 | [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) | 1.1% | West Midlands | – |
| =156 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 1.1% | North East | – |
| =156 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 1.1% | East of England | – |
| =156 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 1.1% | East Midlands | – |
| =156 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | 1.1% | South West | – |
| =156 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 1.1% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =156 | [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) | 1.1% | West Midlands | – |
| =156 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 1.1% | North East | – |
| =156 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | 1.1% | South East | – |
| =156 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | 1.1% | South East | – |
| =156 | [Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick) | 1.1% | West Midlands | – |
| =156 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | 1.1% | South West | – |
| =169 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | 1.0% | South West | – |
| =169 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | 1.0% | South West | – |
| =169 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | 1.0% | South East | – |
| =169 | [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) | 1.0% | West Midlands | – |
| =169 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | 1.0% | South East | – |
| =169 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 1.0% | North East | – |
| =169 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | 1.0% | South East | – |
| =169 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | 1.0% | South East | – |
| =177 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | 0.9% | North West | – |
| =177 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | 0.9% | South West | – |
| =177 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | 0.9% | South East | – |
| =177 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | 0.9% | North West | – |
| =177 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | 0.9% | South East | – |
| =177 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 0.9% | East Midlands | – |
| =177 | [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) | 0.9% | West Midlands | – |
| =184 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | 0.8% | South East | – |
| =184 | [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) | 0.8% | West Midlands | – |
| =184 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 0.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =184 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 0.8% | East of England | – |
| =184 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 0.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =184 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 0.8% | East of England | – |
| =184 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | 0.8% | South East | – |
| =184 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | 0.8% | North West | – |
| =184 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | 0.8% | South East | – |
| =184 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 0.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =184 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 0.8% | East of England | – |
| =184 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 0.8% | East of England | – |
| =196 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 0.7% | Yorkshire and The Humber | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| =196 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 0.7% | East Midlands | – |
| =196 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 0.7% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =196 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 0.7% | North East | – |
| =196 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | 0.7% | South East | – |
| =196 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 0.7% | East Midlands | – |
| =196 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | 0.7% | South East | – |
| =196 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 0.7% | East Midlands | – |
| =196 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 0.7% | East of England | – |
| =196 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | 0.7% | North West | – |
| =196 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | 0.7% | South East | – |
| =196 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 0.7% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =208 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 0.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =208 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 0.6% | East of England | – |
| =208 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | 0.6% | North West | – |
| =208 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | 0.6% | North West | – |
| =208 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | 0.6% | South East | – |
| =208 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | 0.6% | North West | – |
| =208 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 0.6% | East of England | – |
| =208 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | 0.6% | South East | – |
| =208 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | 0.6% | South East | – |
| =208 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | 0.6% | South East | – |
| =208 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 0.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =208 | [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) | 0.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =208 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 0.6% | North East | – |
| =208 | [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) | 0.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =208 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 0.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =208 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | 0.6% | South East | – |
| =208 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 0.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =208 | [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) | 0.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =208 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 0.6% | East of England | – |
| =208 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | 0.6% | South West | – |
| =208 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | 0.6% | South East | – |
| =208 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | 0.6% | South East | – |
| =208 | [Wrexham](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham) | 0.6% | Wales | – |
| =231 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | 0.5% | South East | – |
| =231 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 0.5% | East of England | – |
| =231 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | 0.5% | North West | – |
| =231 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 0.5% | East Midlands | – |
| =231 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 0.5% | East of England | – |
| =231 | [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) | 0.5% | West Midlands | – |
| =231 | [Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion) | 0.5% | Wales | – |
| =231 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | 0.5% | South East | – |
| =231 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 0.5% | North East | – |
| =231 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 0.5% | East of England | – |
| =231 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 0.5% | East of England | – |
| =231 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 0.5% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =231 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 0.5% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =231 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | 0.5% | South West | – |
| =231 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | 0.5% | North West | – |
| =231 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 0.5% | East Midlands | – |
| =231 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | 0.5% | North West | – |
| =231 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 0.5% | North East | – |
| =231 | [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan) | 0.5% | Wales | – |
| =250 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | 0.4% | South West | – |
| =250 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | 0.4% | North West | – |
| =250 | [Gwynedd](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd) | 0.4% | Wales | – |
| =250 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | 0.4% | North West | – |
| =250 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 0.4% | East of England | – |
| =250 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 0.4% | East Midlands | – |
| =250 | [Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot) | 0.4% | Wales | – |
| =250 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | 0.4% | South East | – |
| =250 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 0.4% | East Midlands | – |
| =250 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 0.4% | Yorkshire and The Humber | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| =250 | [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) | 0.4% | Wales | – |
| =250 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | 0.4% | South West | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| =250 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | 0.4% | North West | – |
| =250 | [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon) | 0.4% | West Midlands | – |
| =250 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | 0.4% | South West | – |
| =250 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | 0.4% | South East | – |
| =250 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | 0.4% | North West | – |
| =250 | [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) | 0.4% | West Midlands | – |
| =268 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 0.3% | East Midlands | – |
| =268 | [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) | 0.3% | Wales | – |
| =268 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | 0.3% | North West | – |
| =268 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 0.3% | North East | – |
| =268 | [Denbighshire](https://openindex.co.uk/denbighshire) | 0.3% | Wales | – |
| =268 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | 0.3% | South West | – |
| =268 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 0.3% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =268 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | 0.3% | South West | – |
| =268 | [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) | 0.3% | West Midlands | – |
| =268 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | 0.3% | North West | – |
| =268 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | 0.3% | South East | – |
| =268 | [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) | 0.3% | West Midlands | – |
| =268 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | 0.3% | South West | – |
| =268 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 0.3% | East Midlands | – |
| =268 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | 0.3% | North West | – |
| =268 | [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) | 0.3% | West Midlands | – |
| =268 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | 0.3% | South West | – |
| =268 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | 0.3% | North West | – |
| =268 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 0.3% | East Midlands | – |
| =268 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | 0.3% | North West | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| =268 | [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) | 0.3% | West Midlands | – |
| =289 | [Blaenau Gwent](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent) | 0.2% | Wales | – |
| =289 | [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) | 0.2% | Wales | – |
| =289 | [Carmarthenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire) | 0.2% | Wales | – |
| =289 | [Conwy](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy) | 0.2% | Wales | – |
| =289 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | 0.2% | South West | – |
| =289 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | 0.2% | North West | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| =289 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 0.2% | East Midlands | – |
| =289 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | 0.2% | South West | – |
| =289 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 0.2% | East Midlands | – |
| =289 | [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire) | 0.2% | Wales | – |
| =289 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 0.2% | East Midlands | – |
| =289 | [Isle of Anglesey](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-anglesey) | 0.2% | Wales | – |
| =289 | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | 0.2% | South West | – |
| =289 | [Merthyr Tydfil](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil) | 0.2% | Wales | – |
| =289 | [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/monmouthshire) | 0.2% | Wales | – |
| =289 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 0.2% | East of England | – |
| =289 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 0.2% | North East | – |
| =289 | [Pembrokeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/pembrokeshire) | 0.2% | Wales | – |
| =289 | [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys) | 0.2% | Wales | – |
| =289 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 0.2% | North East | – |
| =289 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | 0.2% | North West | – |
| =289 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | 0.2% | North West | – |
| =289 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | 0.2% | South West | – |
| =289 | [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) | 0.2% | West Midlands | – |
| =289 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | 0.2% | South West | – |
| =289 | [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) | 0.2% | Wales | – |
| =289 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | 0.2% | South West | – |
| =289 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | 0.2% | North West | – |
| =317 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | 0.1% | South West | – |
| =317 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | 0.1% | South West | – |
| – | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Antrim and Newtownabbey](https://openindex.co.uk/antrim-and-newtownabbey) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories, so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Ards and North Down](https://openindex.co.uk/ards-and-north-down) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories, so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon](https://openindex.co.uk/armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories, so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Belfast](https://openindex.co.uk/belfast) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories, so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Causeway Coast and Glens](https://openindex.co.uk/causeway-coast-and-glens) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories, so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Derry City and Strabane](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories, so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Fermanagh and Omagh](https://openindex.co.uk/fermanagh-and-omagh) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories, so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Lisburn and Castlereagh](https://openindex.co.uk/lisburn-and-castlereagh) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories, so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Mid and East Antrim](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-and-east-antrim) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories, so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Mid Ulster](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories, so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Newry, Mourne and Down](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down) | No figure | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories, so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |
| – | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | No figure | Scotland | Scotland's census asks about ethnic group with different categories (it counts African and Caribbean or Black separately, for example), so its figures are not shown with England and Wales. |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales, ONS Census 2021. Covers England and Wales. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-black)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-black)

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